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J. O. Pemberton, Sr. - Madison Parish, Louisiana 

From Tallulah Madison Journal, April 6, 1962

Final Rites for J. O. Pemberton, Sr., Held Tuesday Morning

Funeral services for James Ora Pemberton, 77, who died Sunday night at his residence following a heart 
attack, were held Tuesday morning at 10 a. m. in the chapel of Crothers Funeral Home.

A native of Evansville, Indiana, he had lived in Madison Parish for the past 25 years. He was a 
logging contractor.

The Rev. Wilson Watson officiated with burial following in the Silver Cross Cemetery under the 
direction of Crothers Funeral Home.

Survivors include three sons, J. O. Pemberton, Jr., Martin Pemberton and Billy Pemberton, all of 
Tallulah; two sisters, Mrs. Ethel Pedago, Mauldon, Mo., and Mrs. Stella Austin, Pampa, Texas; and a 
brother, W. A. Pemberton of Orange, Texas.

Pallbearers were William Williams, J. P. McClure, Tom Bradley, Bob Horton, Tommy Leoty, Bobby Antley, 
Billy Keller and Boone Halbach.